Kwakukhona insizwa yaseBetlehema Juda yomndeni wakwaJuda eyayingumLevi; yayigogobele khona.

UJerobowamu wagubha umkhosi ngenyanga yesishiyagalombili ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga njengomkhosi wakwaJuda , wenyukela e - altare; wenze njalo eBethele ukuba ahlabele amathole awenzileyo ; wabeka eBethele abapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo azenzileyo.

Base bewuqinisa -ke umbuso wakwaJuda , benza uRehobowamu indodana kaSolomoni waba namandla iminyaka emithathu , ngokuba bahamba iminyaka emithathu endleleni kaDavide noSolomoni. Abafazi nabantwana bakaRehobowamu

Bamthwala ngamahhashi, bammbela koyise emzini wakwaJuda.

Ngalokho yizwani izwi likaJehova nina nonke bakwaJuda enihlala ezweni laseGibithe: Bhekani, ngifungile igama lami elikhulu , usho uJehova, Ukuthi igama lami alisayikubizwa mlomo wamuntu wakwaJuda ezweni lonke laseGibithe ukuthi: Kuphila kukaJehova.

Ngasemkhawulweni wakwaJuda, kusukela ohlangothini lwasempumalanga kuze kube sohlangothini lwasentshonalanga , kuyakuba ngumnikelo eniyakunikela ngawo , ububanzi bube yizingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amab ili nanhlanu , ubude bube njengesinye sezabelo , kusukela ohlangothini lwasempumalanga kuze kube sohlangothini lwasentshonalanga, indlu engcwele ibe phakathi naso.

Okusukela efeni lamaLevi nasefeni lomuzi kuyakuba phakathi kokwesikhulu, okwesikhulu kube phakathi komkhawulo wakwaJuda nomkhawulo wakwaBenjamini.

Ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyu inkosi ngenyanga yesithupha ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga lafika izwi likaJehova ngesandla sikaHagayi umprofethi kuZerubabele indodana kaSheyalitiyeli , umbusi wakwaJuda , nakuJoshuwa indodana kaJehosadaki, umpristi omkhulu, ngokuthi:

UJehova wavuselela umoya kaZerubabele indodana kaSheyalitiyeli, umbusi wakwaJuda, nomoya kaJoshuwa indodana kaJehosadaki , umpristi omkhulu, nomoya wensali yonke y abantu, bafika, benza umsebenzi endlini kaJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu wabo,

Ake ukhulume kuZerubabele indodana kaSheyalitiyeli, umbusi wakwaJuda, nakuJoshuwa indodana kaJehosadaki , umpristi omkhulu , nakuyo insali yabantu, uthi:

Yisho kuZerubabele umbusi wakwaJuda , uthi: Ngiyakuzamazamisa amazulu nomhlaba,

Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti , uthi: Ngalezo zinsuku amadoda ayishumi azo zonke izilimi zabezizwe ayakubamba umphetho womuntu wakwaJuda ngokuthi: Siyakuhamba nani, ngokuba sizwile ukuthi uNkulunkulu unani.

Ngalezo zinsuku uMariya wasuka waya ngokushesha kwelezintaba emzini wakwaJuda.

Khona wehlela eDerbe naseListra . Bheka, kwakukhona lapho umfundi othile, nguThimothewu igama lakhe , indodana yowesifazane wakwaJuda okholiweyo, kepha uyise wayengumGreki,